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Elaboration (3) ACDSEH050

examining the religious nature of illuminated manuscripts and how they were the product of a complex and frequently costly process

explaining how being revered as the ‘god-king’ or ‘deva-raja’ enabled the Khmer kings to rule over the empire with absolute authority, thereby enhancing their ability to mobilise manpower to defend the empire as well as to invade neighbours

Elaboration ACDSEH063

describing the relationship between the emperor, shogun, daimyo (lords), samurai (warriors), workers (for example, farmers, artisans and traders)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH013

outlining different theories about the expansion (for example, west/east and east/west movement, the expansion as accidental versus intentional)

Elaboration ACDSEH067

investigating the construction of the moai (giant statues) on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), the techniques used to make and transport them, and theories about their meaning (for example, representations of dead ancestors or chiefs)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH080

investigating changes to the cities and landscape in European countries and Australia as the Industrial Revolution continued to develop, using photos (for example, those that were taken as the Eiffel Tower was being constructed using iron)

Elaboration (1) ACHHS173

examining different accounts of eighteenth-century journeys to Australia (for example, ships’ logs; diaries; recorded testimonies of male and female convicts, and officers; and explaining the variations in perspective which can lead to different historical …

Elaboration ACHHS174

developing a historical argument that identifies different possibilities in interpretation and argues a particular point of view with consistent reference to the evidence available

Elaboration ACDSEH149

describing significant examples of continuity and change in beliefs and values, such as democratic ideals, religious beliefs, egalitarianism

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH145

explaining the reasons for changes in government policy (for example, the influence of White Australia ideology at the time of the introduction of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901; the Displaced Persons Scheme in the aftermath of World War II)

Elaboration ACDSEH146

describing the impact of the Vietnam war on Vietnam and how the communist victory in Vietnam (1975) resulted in the arrival of refugees into Australia

Elaboration (1) ACHGK038

investigating the environmental, economic and social uses of water and the effects of water as it connects people and places (for example, the effects of water diversion in the Snowy Mountains)

Elaboration ACHGK039

investigating the main causes of rainfall and applying their knowledge to explain the seasonal rainfall patterns in their own place and in a place with either significantly higher or lower rainfall

Elaboration (1) ACHGK039

interpreting the spatial distribution of rainfall in Australia and comparing it with the distribution of that of other continents

Elaboration (2) ACHGK039

using the concept of the water balance to compare the effects of rainfall, run-off and evaporation on the availability of water in Australia and other continents

Elaboration (2) ACHGK040

examining why water is a difficult resource to manage and sustain (for example, because of its shared and competing uses and variability of supply over time and space)

Elaboration (1) ACHGK041

exploring the multilayered meanings (material, cultural and spiritual wellbeing) associated with rivers, waterways, waterholes, seas, lakes, soaks and springs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Elaboration ACHGK047

researching methods implemented in Australia and Europe to improve the liveability of a place, and evaluating their applicability to their own locality

Elaboration (2) ACHGS048

applying ethical research methods, including the use of protocols for consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Elaboration (2) ACHGK049

exploring the multilayered meanings (material, cultural and spiritual wellbeing) associated with landscapes and landforms by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

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